There are 12 motors and dozens of rollers that keep the floor gliding along, and they’re also visible along the edges of the floor, reminiscent of the inside of a watch.
Tourism
Coast Guard suspends search for missing cruise ship crewman
A 35-year-old crewman on the cruise ship Amsterdam didn’t show up for an evening shift and couldn’t be located on board. Authorities think he went overboard in Sitka Sound.
Tourists pledge to cancel trips to Alaska if Murkowski confirms SCOTUS nominee
“The industry refers to this as the weaponization of travel,” said Travel Juneau CEO Liz Perry.
North Slope’s Kaktovik sees winter increase in polar bears, tourists
Polar bears congregate near the village because of bowhead whale bones left on shore by subsistence hunters. But the bears can be trapped there for the winter if they don’t make it onto the sea ice before it retreats in August.
Alaska’s Last Straw happy to see cruise lines join effort to reduce plastic waste
Norwegian Cruise Line banned plastic straws aboard its ships, but offers alternatives for people requesting a straw. Another cruise line, Carnival says staff members only supply straws upon request for soda or cocktails. That’s good news for an Alaska grass-roots organization.
Southeast invests in tourism hoping for big return
Bigger and bigger cruise ships bring more and more passengers to the Inside Passage. Southeast Alaska communities are investing more into the tourism industry hoping for a return of that investment.